Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-19

the 2Csh to , cents per mile for the rou1d
TIP, o. one fsir. The railroad companies
expect to have every passenger coach IN
use that day,
z. D. Russell, assistant general freight
sgeut of the St. Louis and San Francisco,
spent yesterday in Fort Worth. When
some one remarked that Fort Worth
would soon have good connections with
nis road he remarked: "Why can't we
have line of our own 10 Fort WORTH"
There is certainly no vsIid reason why
/ the Frisco should not build to Fort
/ Worth, and It certainly will,
Contractor Hank Haley began the work
! Of grading toward the depot gTOun OF
the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas yes
terday morning. The brush has ali been
cut eWay, and by Saturday night the
grading will be well under way tG the
yard limits, only 1000 feet from the court
house. The grading forces on the entire
lire between Commerce and Fort Worth
were considerably increased yesterday.
The heaviest work will be at Big Fossil,
and 2 number Of teams are now st work
there.
SuI erinteudent e. L. Frost, of the Fort
Worth and Denver, informs TIE
GAZETTE that ca account OF The anti-pr0-
hlDiuon convention 10 be held in Sort
Worth, an excursion train VIII, on July
2Gsh, leave QVan8h at 2:l5 s. m; Chili-
Gothic, 2:40; Vernon, 10; Harold, 8 As;
RuthOrd, 1920; Wichita Falls, $50;
Henrietta, 5:25; Bellevue, 5:55; Bowie,
G:I7; Sunset, GAO; Alvord, 7:O5; Deca-
tur, 7:35; Rlome, sos; Gale, $50;
Kiloy, 6:45; Hodge, 500, and arrive at
Fort Worth 8:20. Returning, leave Fort
Worth 10 p. N.
1t is said THAI the Denver, Russell !
Springs and Southwestern, the charter
OF which calls for Fort Worth as the |
another name Of the Chicago, Burlirg' on |
and Quincy. 1t is certainly remarkable |
coincidence that two days after |
Gn official of the Chicago, Burling- !
Ton and Quincy stated in Fort Worth |
that ais company would build into Texas |
and establish its terminus and machine |
shops in this city, that charter for line |
ideUticsllv the same in PURPOSE and direc- !
ton should be chartered in Kansas, and |
that men known TO be interested in the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy should |
be among the incorporators.
There ere good grounds for believing
that among the contemplated ex-
of the Missouri Pacific is a
road from W0odbine, vest of Wnitesboro,
to Decatur 2nd J6cksboTo, connecting at
the latter city with o line TO Fort Worth
The Missouri Pacific will soon be &C
lively in the field pushing number of ex-
tensions in Texas, which Mr.. G0Ild will
gridiron as he has the state Of Kansas.
An active, great and powerful corporation
is the Missouri Pacific, and it has an eye
or Fort Worth. This city has always
been warm friend of the Gould system
and the mgnsgmeent is well pleased with
the magnificent business done from this
point The road from Whitesboro CT
WOOdbine to Decatur and JaCksD0ro
would not be 3 bad one by any means.
Colonel John r. HUxic said yesterday
'For the first true in thirty years the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific is ahead
Of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
in pushing extensions, but the latter road
VIII not ne far behind, and the coming of
these two roads TO Fort Worth will nee
1ssarily compel the Chicago and Alton to
seek Fort Worth also, and it Will Gomez
Colonel H,Xie is in q position to know
the maiDspriDgs Of action Of the
I7est railway corporations, and has
sized W the situation J
correctly. The Chicago and Alton is 6
great and powerful system with abund-
INT means 20 accomplish it's ends. The
are that 9 charter recently
obtained for s road from Jefferson City I
% Fort Worth Was secured for this cor !
l0TaUcn. The Chicago and Alton now )
las g branch running from Mexico,
No, to Jefferson City and the extension {
would probably begin there. The rosd S
would run thence on almost an air line 6
southwest through Missouri, Arkansas '
ind the Indian Territory to Texas, enter q
NJ st q point near Arthur city aud pass /
through Bnnham snd Mckinney 10 Fort I
Worth. glance at map will show c
nat this line would pass through an i'm I
nense territory at present unoccupied by 1
ailroads.